Uxmal, the Spectacled Owl, is basking in the sun to absorb the rays. Sunbathing can help with feather maintenance, control ectoparasites, and produces vitamin D3.

Fresh, cool water is the best for cooling down in the summer. Costello the Emu was ready to bathe with or without a full bath, but Sprinkles politely waited his turn. Emus love their water, and in their native habitat Emus migrate based on water availability.

Our first batch of baby Red-tailed Hawks are ready for release! Come celebrate with us with a public release of one of them! Release will take place at WBS on our overlook deck at the end of Avian Avenue this Wednesday July 9th at 11am!.

Watermelon is a tasty treat on a hot day!. Turkey Vultures, like Kinsey, will eat primarily deceased animals, but they will also eat some vegetation. They may be seen eating things such as pumpkins, berries, melons, and more. Do you have any favorite summer snacks?

Happy Independence Day!. As part of our 4th of July weekend celebrations, you can attend our WOW shows at 1:00pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Norbert, one of our amazing Bald Eagles, will be flying over the audiences at each show this weekend!

Where did all the food go?(They ate it) Baby Cooper's Hawks are now arriving in our hospital, over 2 weeks later than usual. As we enter our busiest time of the year, we need your help more than ever to care for each patient that comes through our doors.

With release time for eaglets 25-214 and 25-215 fast approaching, we've been exercising them daily in our 240' flight to help them get ready. We are hopeful for a release date in early July, after the majority of the fireworks have finished going off to allow them time in peace.

Celebrate July 4th weekend at World Bird Sanctuary! Friday thru Sunday at 1pm for our WOW Amazing Animal Shows we will be featuring Norbert the Bald Eagle. He will be flying over the audience for all three shows. Photo opportunities with Norbert will take place after the shows.

As Pride Month comes to a close, we want to give a shout out to all of our LGBTQIA+ staff and community. We celebrate love and equality not just this month, but every single day. Hugnin loves to express her artistic flair, and she completed a special painting for PRIDE.

Did you know that ~40% of bird species migrate? Tools like eBird help determine if a species is still in our area after being injured on migration. If not, they need to overwinter with us. These Broad-winged Hawks were released in late April after 6+ months of care overwintering

Need a toothpick?. Hornbills, such as Sterling the Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, will use small sticks to help keep the inside of their beaks clean.

What's that sound?. It's the sound seemingly stuck on repeat in our hospital. The sound that haunts our rehabilitation staff's dreams at night. It is the sound of Red-shouldered Hawk babies. With 18 injured ones in our care, it's getting rather loud here.

Chadder, the Laughing Kookaburra, is one of the many residents that you can see when you visit World Bird Sanctuary. She is the first bird on Avian Avenue and will sometimes alert the entire site that you have arrived!

What is sticking out of Cash's tail?.It is a radio transmitter and antenna! All of our birds that free fly wear a radio transmitter when outside of their aviaries. These transmitters are very important for if we ever lose visual on one of our birds from getting spooked.

Only a few more days to see Dorothy the Andean Condor!. Your last chance to see Dorothy is MONDAY, June 23rd, as she will be moving behind the scenes early in the morning on Tuesday in preparation of her new mate, Huntus's arrival.

Happy American Eagle Day! . On June 20th, 1782 the Bald Eagle was selected as our national symbol on the Great Seal of the United States. This holiday is meant to not just celebrate, but also raise awareness about this amazing species.

We don't just take care of animals but our whole site, and one way to keep our environment healthy is by removing invasive plants. While one of his keepers was pulling invasives, Sprinkles decided to join in on the fun and "help."

Meet Caesar the Augur Buzzard! He was initially hatched at World Bird Sanctuary in 1998 and went on to be a falconry bird for several years. In 2019, he made his way back to his birthplace for his retirement. You can find Caesar enjoying his golden years on Avian Avenue.

One of the easiest "toys" to put together for our parrots is simply hanging the Yellow Pages in their house. Utilizing their beak is important to a parrot's mental & physical health as it promotes natural behavior, is enriching, and can help maintain their beak length and shape.

It takes Bald Eagles about 5 years to get their iconic white head and tail, but they start off all brown. Maverick is officially 2 years old so he still has a few more years of brown, but you can see in the video that his tail is mostly white at this point.